Have you ever used audio-cube? They appear to stock Silmic II and Cerafines. I didn't think Cerafines were still being made.

Now I have to choose between Silmic II, Cerafine, BG std, BG FK. It's tempting to stay with a Cerafine/Silmic mix so it stays 'Marantzy' (now there's a new word for you ).

Hi Glenn,

No, I never bought Elna's new actually. If I read the text in the Silmic section I remember why. Why is it a capacitor suddenly gets a silky sound if we put silk fibers in it?? I'd like to hear one with diamond dust, must be the top, sonically . Forgive my sarcasm, but I think there's too much marketing cr@p going round here. Plus there's no actual ESR data. That's suspicious too.

No, I never bought Elna's new actually. If I read the text in the Silmic section I remember why. Why is it a capacitor suddenly gets a silky sound if we put silk fibers in it?? I'd like to hear one with diamond dust, must be the top, sonically . Forgive my sarcasm, but I think there's too much marketing cr@p going round here. Plus there's no actual ESR data. That's suspicious too.

Regards,

Ray

A good point, Ray.

How is it that silver cable always has a 'bell-like' sound.

I bet that if I produced a cable with lead screening (not for the signal), some reviewer would comment on the heavy, leaden sound .

Interesting. I wonder why he dislikes BGs. I used the LM6172 in my preamp, and it's ok (but coarse and grating to my ears). LM4562 is light years ahead.

Simon

I'll re-evaluate op-amps when I put some fresh caps in. I found the 6172 very revealing and it will reveal nasties if they are there rather than smooth them over like the BB stuff tends to... but after extensive mods to the player it sound superb. I found the 4562 rather sterile. Horses for courses! It's all about synergy with other components I suppose, so when I change those I may form a different opinion.

Just got back from the pub after watching my beloved West Ham beat Man Utd so might spend some money to celebrate!

Originally posted by Glenn2 It's all about synergy with other components I suppose, so when I change those I may form a different opinion.

Absolutely. I use them in my preamp and 2 x 627 in my CD player. It might be a good mix.

Just been trying to remove the oscillation in my power supplies. I removed the silly 82n and 33n caps I'd put in, leaving just 1u for bypass at the psu end. Even after a couple of tracks, when I pause, there is no whine, and noise is fairly low. I think this has cracked it.